Valerie King

Dissection Preview

Due to technology failure today in class, I have posted the link that includes the quick time dissection videos to prepare you for our lab experience next week.  Take a few minutes and view the mentioned segments.  You'll find by watching these segments, you'll be better prepared for next week. You have to click on each movie individually to view them.  Make sure your volume is turned on. :)

Dissection Quick Time Videos

Introduction to Dissection

Dissection

Description of Alimentary Tract

Liver Dissection

Esophagus and Stomach Dissection

Intestine Dissection

Ovary Dissection

Uterus Dissection

Did You Get the Message?

Today we began planning our advertisements for these great products we are creating for our M.Y.O.B. (Mind Your Own Business Day)!

To view the advertisements we discussed in class click here:

Messy Marvin Sells Hershey Syrup

Pepsi Cola Now and Then

For homework, while you are watching T.V. take note of three advertisements and be ready to share with your friends the same things we discussed in class.  Wow! Watch T.V. for homework....cool! :)

Shark Anatomy

Here are the links that will help us investigate the similarities and differences between shark and human anatomy.  It's quite interesting.

Human Skeletal System

Human Digestive System

Human Nervous System

Human Cardiovascular System

Human Urinary System

Visual Dictionary Internal Shark Anatomy

Internal Shark Anatomy

Clickable Internal Shark

Welcome to the Game of Life...Target Style!

Second graders have been busy preparing for "life" through an extensive study of economics and the monetary system.  Today, after researching a possible future, career, we began a real life connection task based on the board game, Life.  After determining an annual salary, and learning about taxes, children were able to create a household budget based on median percentages given to them for each category.  After that brain strain, we started house hunting! We will continue to use these links below as we simulate life through economics. 

Kennesaw Homes for Sale

Dallas, Georgia Homes for Sale

Automobiles for Sale

Applause!!

Wow!  I am amazed and delighted at the opinions shared recently whether sharks are dangerous or endangered!  Several of the children gladly wanted to share their opinions.  Enjoy the thinking and appreciate the research and thoughts that went into these pieces...as well as the motivation to type them up and get mom and dad to help e-mail them to me! Yay!

Download are_sharks_dangerous_jake_o.doc

Download sharks_david.doc

Download sharks_speech_michael.doc

Download shark_essay_alicia.doc

Download sharks_gabby.doc

Fish Base

Thanks, Mitchell for finding this site for us.  It's a huge database with multiple search features. 

Fish Base Database

What Zone for What Shark Species? Help!?!?!

Here are a few links that might help you determine which zones your shark specie lives among.  Remember how the zones overlap and are not cut and dry areas.  You will have to sift through this information and make some judgement calls.  The information won't say, 'This particular shark lives in the plankton life zone.'  You will have to use some prior knowledge and synthesize some information to answer this! If you have questions...ASK. (Although I won't tell you what zone, I can guide you with some things to think about!)

Nature Works Ocean Zones Information

Ocean Zone Information

Ocean Biomes

The Living Sea

Characteristics of the Ocean

What do You Want to Be?

Here is the link to use for your career/occupation research.  Happy job hunting!

Occupation Research Website

The Adventure of Dollar Bill

Here is the adventure we followed in class today while learning about checking and savings accounts.  You can review it here!

The Adventure of Dollar Bill

Take a Bite...

Here are a few sites regarding shark teeth.  If you can't find what you're looking for, be patient.  I will add more sites as we find them.  Your research doesn't have to be done in order.

Fossil Shark Teeth

Quick Fossil and Recent Shark Tooth Guide

Shark Teeth (Check out the links at the bottom, too!)

Various Research Links for Teeth

BEST Site for Many Species (Click on the shark jaw photograph and look for your species!)